Baltonsborough

Baltonsborough
Brown stone building with square tower at the left hand end. In the foreground is a grass area with gravestones.
Church of St Dunstan, Baltonsborough
Baltonsborough
Baltonsborough shown within Somerset
Population 864 [1]
OS grid reference ST542348
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town GLASTONBURY
Postcode district BA6
Police Avon and Somerset
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK Parliament
Website http://www.baltonsborough.org.uk

Baltonsborough is a village and civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. According to the 2011 census the parish had a population of 864.[1] As well as Baltonsborough village, the parish contains the hamlets of Ham Street, Catsham and Southwood.

History

The parish was part of the hundred of Glaston Twelve Hides.[2]

Governance

The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council’s operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and environmental issues are also the responsibility of the council.

The village falls within the Non-metropolitan district of Mendip, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Wells Rural District,[3] which is responsible for local planning and building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs, refuse collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism.

Somerset County Council is responsible for running the largest and most expensive local services such as education, social services, libraries, main roads, public transport, policing and fire services, trading standards, waste disposal and strategic planning.

It is also part of the Wells county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, though as of the next general election it will be in the Somerton and Frome constituency. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election, and part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament which elects seven MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.

Landmarks

The Gatehouse is a thatched house dating from the 16th century.[4]

Church

Baltonsborough's Church of St Dunstan was built in the 15th century to honour the most famous son of the village. The church's simple Somerset tower is topped by an elaborate ironwork weather vane crafted by the local blacksmith in the 19th century.[5]

Notable residents

References

  1. 1 2 "Baltonsborough Parish". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Wells RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "The Gatehouse". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
  5. ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus (2003). The Buildings of England, South and West Somerset. Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09644-5.
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